LDC will continue to conducting
Medicine Buddha Puja every Tuesday for the next 5 consecutive weeks (unless
there is already a Puja that day) specially dedicated to LDC’s very
beloved Geshe Losang Sherab who passed away suddenly on September 25 in Kopan
Monaster. The King of Prayers and recitation of the Chenrezig’s Six Syllabus
Mantra (Om Mani Padme Hum) will also be recited after Medicine Buddha Puja
and all other Pujas and teachings until the end of the 49th
day of Geshe Sherab’s passing, dedicating to Geshela’s higher rebirth, his
swift and immediate return to continue to turn the wheel the dharma and
benefiting all beings of the 6 realms and to also fulfill all his holy
wishes. Students of Geshe la and members of LDC are encouraged to attend and
continuously dedicate one’s past, present and future merits to this very
special lama and teacher.

About the Medicine
Buddha Puja

The Seven Medicine Buddhas
manifested in order to pacify the obstacles to the achievement of temporary
happiness, liberation and the ultimate happiness of full enlightenment. They
are powerful in healing diseases as well as for purification. This practice
can be used to help purify those who have already died and liberate them from
suffering. It is also very powerful in bringing about success, both temporary
and ultimate.

Please join us in this
prayer to dedicate to Geshe Sherab, to oneself, family, friends and all
sentient beings.

Wednesday,
October 9

SHORT
TOPICS on Impermanence @ 8pm

Lama Zopa explained“Meditation on the impermanence of this life and
the certainty of death is an extremely powerful method to destroy the delusions
of anger and pride. If we want to destroy pride, anger, attachment and many
other negative minds right away, the most powerful method is this meditation.
If we want to relax and be happy, then we should remember the impermanence of
life and death. If we are not happy with anger, our meditation on
impermanence and death is so powerful, it can destroy the delusions like an
atomic bomb. It quickly destroys the whole city, completely and utterly in
one minute—everything is in pieces and even the solid mountains are
completely upside down. Meditation on impermanence and death is a powerful
way to control the delusions.

At the beginning of our
Dharma practice, meditation on the impermanence of this life and the
certainty of death is extremely important, because it makes our Dharma
practice pure. We can complete our Dharma practice and receive enlightenment,
so it is important not only at the start of our Dharma practice, but also to
continue and complete it. It is extremely important to remember impermanence
and death, not only at the start of our Dharma practice, but also so we can
continue and complete our Dharma practice and receive enlightenment. By
meditating on impermanence and death, we die with great happiness. “

Do join us in this class as
Geshe la explains further on the importance of this topic in our spiritual
practice.

Thursday,
October 10

LAM RIM
CHENMO @ 8pm

The Great Treatise on the
Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (also known as Lamrim Chenmo) is one of
the great classics in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Lamrim Chenmo Volume 1
covers all practices that are prerequisite for developing the spirit of
enlightenment (Bodhichitta). The author Tsong Khapa explains the path in
terms of the three levels of practitioners, those of small capacity who seek
happiness in future lives, those of medium capacity who seek liberation from
the cycle of suffering, and those of great capacity who seek full
enlightenment in order to benefit al beings.

Lama Yeshe said“All center people should study lam-rim. Lam-rim
answers everything … all problems of every lifestyle. What brings ice into
the boiling water of the disturbed mind is Lam-rim”

Together with Ven Sherab,
Geshe Tsundu shows us the Road Map to Enlightenment.

Saturday,
October 12

A GUIDE
TO THE BODHISATTVA’S WAY OF LIFE @ 4pm

In A Guide to the
Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Shantideva present methods to harmonize one’s life
with the bodhisattva ideals and inspires one to cultivate the 6 Perfections
of the Bodhisattava: generosity, ethics, patience, enthusiastic perseverance,
meditative concentration and wisdom. The final chapter (Dedication) is a
concluding prayer of dedication

Together with Ven Sherab,
Geshe Tsundu patiently takes us through the many verses, one at a time.

Sunday,
October 13

DHARMA
FOR KIDS @ 10am – 12
noon

This class is a place where
kids can go to learn to develop their “Buddha Nature”. Every
class will emphasize on loving-kindness, cultivating a positive attitude,
being generous, how to handle anger, good ethics, patience, respect and love for
one’s parents & others, etc. Led by Jane, Peter, Mel, Li Ean, Jason,
Helen & Fei, these classes also include simple prayers such as taking
refuge and generating bodhichitta, mandala offering and dedication at the end
of each session, yoga, games, fun hands-on activities and discussion relevant
to children’s everyday experience. Kids also enjoy their yummy “snack time”
in between sessions.

DFK is free for LDC
member’s children.

All are welcome to join
this fun group of people this Sunday.

“Genuine
happiness cannot be defined by material and sensual satisfactions, but only
by mental and spiritual development that always acknowledges others and their
needs” Dalai Lama